These are two renderings from my first Pperspective class I formally took in San Aaldjandro Aart acamdey of Cuba. I love the mood and concept, but wtill feel there are perspective gaps I couldn't figure out back then when I was 15 years old. Now that I am 43, I am looking forward to get that knowledge and rework them again. These spaces can be pretty much turned into an Art Studio. Man, I was missing this community so much! So glad we will be re-starting soon!

We had like 4 months to do this, so, of course, I waited until a few days before it was due to start working on it. My studio is a simple place without distractions where I can focus. The walls on two sides are floor-to-ceiling windows with sliding doors to get natural light and fresh air. A high ceiling to make it feel open. There would be a kitchenette with a sink, a fridge and, most importantly, a coffee maker. Other than that, a nice drafting table for drawing and a desk/table. I think I got the steps up to the deck wrong. They look way too big, but, by the time I noticed this, it was too late.

Alright I'll admit it, I procrastinated real hard on this one and ended up crunching these out in the last 2 weeks... and I have no excuses lol. HOWEVER, this turned out to be pretty fun project that I want to properly finish on my own free time Realistically, all I would ever want for a "Dream Studio" would just be a nice big, long fancy desk, some storage area, and maybe a window near me. But for the sake of a challenge, I tried designing a nice house around it. The first two images were some of the less messy looking sketches from the Brainstorming phase of figuring out the overall shape of the building. Following that would be an iso view of the 1st Floor. I didn't care much for the design of the 1st Floor honestly, I just liked the idea of living in a 2-Story house. The next three images are iso and a First-Person-View of the 2nd Floor. I definitely want to finish the First-Person-View drawing and maybe mess with moving the camera around in that view. Then the last two images are 3D views of the building. I wish I didn't procrastinate and fleshed all these ideas out more, but I think I'm Ok with how these turned out and I learned a lot from this project anyhoo

Is scuff, but here it is. My Dream Studio. I decided on a pirate ship on land studio. Like I mentioned in a previous I took inspiration from One Piece's designs. I'll say it again: There weren't better ships designs before Oda and there won't be better designs after Oda. If I haven't got "distracted" with other stuff it might had turn out better, but is my fault and mine along. I procrastinated for many months this assignment and did a very half-baked illustration to accompany this. I had failed you as a artist and as a student. I'll try to do better from here onwards. I wanted to make it more presentable so I decided to go digital, but I don't use the tablet much so controlling the lines was hard. And I found myself going back a lot to previous lessons. I may need to go back and do part 1 more than once. On a unrelated note, today Marc Brunet made a video in which he talked about Caped Levels. Meaning that there are some skills that no matter how much you practice you can't improve upon after a certain point, and everybody's different. I'm quite scared of asking myself what those skill might be for me, because it might destroyed my goals or tell me I'm been wasting my time all this years, and is not just laziness and procrastination what has stutter my progress. Perhaps this is something I should talk with my psychologist instead. But I want to ask, you think he is right? Or this caped level is just skill that takes way too much longer to improve upon? Am I been too paranoid about this? Or there aren't any caped levels? But anyway, excited for part 2.

Phew, done! Took me ages, but I overcame a few fears along the way, and I can see that I'm improving :) Firstly, I wanted to have a modern Chinese interior design, so I took some inspiration photos of both older and more modern houses on my trip to China. I've always wondered how Asian-style roofs look like up close, the roof corners look cool! There were a lot of fears coming into this. My biggest fears were: Pianos, complicated shelves, round chairs, the miniature version of the entire studio, sofas and cushions. However, this assignment really pushed me, and I'm so glad that I drew them in the end. I also tried to push myself on the skills learnt in Part 1 of this course. For example, the Calligraphy room's light feature was from Philip Dimitriadis's pancakes, and the Living room's light feature was from the twisted arrows lesson. Interesting fact about pianos, I learnt that not all pianos have the same construction on the inside. For example, I took a photo of the piano in my orchestra's practice room and compared it to other pianos on Google Images, and they look different! So I can 'theoretically' draw anything inside as long as the basic components are there (e.g. the strings seem to be grouped into 4 sections). Another funny moment was when I took a photo of the piano in the orchestra practice room, and I suddenly realised that the folded part of the piano cover would peek out when it is folded over. Benefits of seeing the reference in real life haha Things that I struggled and hope to improve in Part 2: - Drawing circles in perspective - Drawing things with VPs that are way way off the page (I had a hard time visualising them, and thus made it easier for myself by making one of the VPs at least on the paper) - Less guesswork for the viewer's angle (e.g. I had a hard time with the Office room, and had multiple attempts. At first the viewer's point of view was too low, then too centre. Even in the final version, I liked the viewer's angle, but all the drawings seemed to be on the left, rather than nicely in the middle of the page)

Norwegian boathouse also known as a ‘Nøst’ is my studio concept….this has been a real dream of mine for some years so a genuine concept! Since this is the perspective course I’ve gone for a ‘fisheye’ grid but also a practical decision to get the upper level overhanging unit (my desk!) big enough to see some details. The images are basically the total workflow in reverse starting with 1) the cleaned up and coloured final version - I got some sennelier inks for my birthday so tried them out for the first time. Rest of images in order are 2) inked and toned, 3) inked, 4) pencil with hand drawn grid more visible, 5/6) 2 sides of rotating the final design and testing different grids, 7) final design plan orthos 8) testing designs orthos, 9) inspiration board. I took some design inspiration from artists Ian Mcque and Mobius, flagrantly stealing the flying boat idea. I made some mistakes - primarily the grid was too big for the page so the boat got squeezed. Was also unsure how to deal with the sloping lines of the roofs in this type of perspective? Should they also curve or do you just put them in as straight lines? The latter looked better so I just went with that.

Sabrosa city of art. Concept: A system of spheres home to many different types of art. This system has been developed and placed in an artificial island in the middle of ocean on earth 6119; made by humans for the purpose of making, storing and protecting art for the purpose of universal unity and harmony. What you see is blueprints of this project on this current earth long before it happens to be a real project. This breached confidencial files made by the primary source contain information such as: { • Different explorations of outlook. • Testing majority of designs • Showcasing various possible positions • Orthographic views of different ideas • Selection of flore and plans • Expose of stairs, elevators, slip slides. • Scaling individual buildings • Brain storming of the artist • original design from the primary source. } According to some secondary sources, the designer had the idea in mind long before he attempted to start it and his inspiration was one of his travels to dream world where he found himself in a sphere facility in the middle of ocean were he encounter his long gone father, who he has been looking for, in dreams. Sabrosa’s mesmerizing spheres increase size as they increase distance from the sea level. There Exists variant sizes so as several objectives, here we break down each individual sphere. Presented areas are titled: •Forge system: -Distance from sea level [0 feet] { • Knight sphere { Engines and Motors development } • Form sphere { Woodworking, sculpting, pottery } • Sunshine sphere { Glassblowing, crystals and gems, jewelry} • Inferno sphere { Blacksmith and armory } } • Lab system: { • Life sphere -Distance from sea level [120 feet] { Medical, Chemistry, Organic, library} • Mirror of Mind -Distance from sea level [15 feet] { Simulator, robotics} } • Habitat sphere -Distance from sea level [240 feet] { Rooms, kitchen, games, Instruments, pool, mini art studio, TV room, library, calligraphy, languages } • Vault sphere -Distance from sea level [360 feet] {Network system, cars and transportations, storage, freezer, tools, waists} • Expression sphere -Distance from sea level[480 feet] { full survival ship, photoshoots, makeup, nails and tattoos, digital art, painting, fashion and clothing, cosplay, crafting} •Locked sphere -Distance from sea level [600 feet] {Art Museum} In between the pages we found notes from the artist that said : “although I had 16 to 20 hours shifts more often during the week and weekends working as a server in a hookah lounge I still didn’t give up putting time on these blueprints and still, I am trying to bring my vision and imagination into paper.” ***For more information please unlock the premium version***

I very much haven't had time lately to flesh this out more, but I definitely want to. Basically I want to live in a tree house but also a hobbit hole. Lots of dappled light and organic. Really should have carved out more time for this. Also trying to do organic structures in perspective got me struggling (like the stairs). Will post an updated version as I work on it more.

The first image was a sketch I posted earlier and I like best, because it gives an impression of how it is. To practice perspective I decided to draw it from above so that is the second image. I finished it yesterday while listening to the 2 hour YouTube video of Kristan and Marshall. Love that Beatles song at the end :) The third photo I took this morning and shows all the messiness (sorry) that I left out in the second image. I wanted to draw an overview of the other studios in the building (of the hatter, the cello teacher, etching artist and others) but I just read the date of the deadline - coincidence, because I’ve been distracted from here for a while. I know, it’s not a studio drawn from my imagination, but it’s my dream studio at the moment and I LOVE it here!

What is this feeling? Is it excitement? Is it dread? Can it be both... sure! Let's call it both! Missed chatting and hanging out with the perspective class... not so much my lackluster attempts. I have been keeping myself busy since part one concluded but I hate to say... not a ton of perspective work. I really, wanted to redo all of part 1 before part 2 started but a few lessons in and I decided I needed a bit of a break. Instead I've been working through "The Natural Way to Draw" and wouldn't you know... not any less stressful! Also tackling more enjoyable activities like creating a comic book cover and Len's mini Line Weight Course, with so much drawing you'd think I would surely have some improvement to show off.... well... maybe this time next year? So for my Dream studio I want seclusion and as little tech as possible. I'm a big fan of Eternal Sonata, with it's fantastical but still quite small, quaint, villages and would love to live in a world like that. So I created myself a tower with a glass dome ceiling for my art studio. I have it attached to a water wheel and off to the side there would be a Windmill that pumps ground water up into the wheel where it will offer the little electricity I need as well as some water for Ducks and Goats... I need some company! Ideally the tower would be made of 4 floors. Floor 1: Photo Reference. I don't like computers or 3d modeling software, I much rather use Toys, Models, and Clay. It's so much easier to just pose something on a stage and photograph it. I'll need to have those Polaroid cameras! Floor 2: Comics and Book Reference. I love books and comics. Just a quite place to read and be inspired by the work of others,equipped with sofa and rocking chair! Floor 3: Drafting Room. So I would love to just have a room dedicated to Drawing... unlike my current setup. Ideally I would be able to purchase 3 giant rolls of paper (Bond, Tracing, Bristol) Hang them on a giant paper roller and cut it myself! I would have an 8 foot drafting table that doubles as a light table and have one of those drafting machine arms! No more fighting triangles and constantly reaching for my t-square those suckers are going to be drilled right into the table!! Along with that I would have three rolling carts for Pencils, Inks, and Coloring. One of the things I hate about my current setup is that I have to have tools to my right and my left... I much rather just move a cart on my right hand side depending on what I need. Floor 4: Writing Room: Finally the top floor will be where I explore my first love which is script writing. I grew up wanting to write Saturday morning cartoons, or have a gig at Nickelodeon and Cartoon Network. Trends and tastes have changed so much since the late 80s and early 90s but I still would love to get back to writing (mostly want to learn how to draw so I can adapt my scripts into comics) Don't need anything fancy. Shelves full of kids books and genre fiction with a lone typewriter in the center of the room. Would love to have a big paper roll rigged to the bottom of the table so I don't have to constantly switch out paper. Doesn't that sound great... almost tempted to not post any images so I don't spoil the lovely illusion that I may have created... but Oh well. This is a drawing class and drawings must be posted! Here's hoping part 2 drills some concepts into my subconscious! Note: Isometric tower and windmill are by Mike Scheley

I am having way too much fun with the perspective course! It’s taken me back to my childhood drawing days and has inspired me to create and explore like I did when I was a kid. I’ve enjoyed plenty of laughs and smiles throughout. Happy to be caught up on the lessons and looking forward to part 2! As for my assignment of a dream studio I chose to do a number of scenes to show off my place. I hope I spent enough of the budget. Looking forward to that transfer of funds! 1. Interior - No need to go fancy here. Located in the middle of a national park I will have the best views for plein air painting. Just look at that sunset! 2. Exterior - If you would like to enter the front door you need to climb a ladder. That’s right, this outdoor resort requires a little bit of physical effort, it’s not a place for wimps. The water slide, optional, is a great way to end the day (bathing suit required). 3. Underneath my studio is a secret underground entrance that takes you below the earth. Hmm… what will we find here? 4. Underground Lounge - Suites with a fireplace, vintage rug and sofa, this is the best place to sit down and rewind. The walls are lined with paintings by the great artists of old (that’s gotta be worth a few dollars). There is a wolf skeleton for closeup anatomy study on the left next to the wall. 5. Super Secret Entrance: There is a bookcase filled with famous art books in the lounge. Pull on the right book and you will discover the secret entrance. The entrance is guarded by a skeleton with a sword because that’s just cool. Enter at your own risk! 6. Ultimate Study Room - Filled with dinosaur skeletons and fossils, this is the secret sauce of becoming an artist who knows how to draw form! 7. Blobmobile- Surprise! The Batmobile in blob form is sitting in the garage reading to be taken out for a spin. Not sure how it drives but it looks… spongey. Techniques: -1,2,3,4 Point Perspective -Arrows in every direction -Melted pancakes -Work it out first, it will save you pain -Eye level Future Perspective Goals: -Arches, Curves, and Ellipses! -Accurate lighting and cast shadows -Perspective continuity when changing angle of scene. Looking forward to learning more. Many thanks for the priceless content!

My dream studio is inspired by a Gaudi style shop called Art for Artsake in Muswell Hil North London. Close to where I grew up. The location for my dream studio would be built in the Heybridge Basin, Essex, where I visit weekly for walks and refreshments. Below are three views of my studio showing both torrets. Left view, space for computer drawing, and right view showing library and painting area. The centre view is dedicated to relaxation and ideation. Centre area faces Gaudi inspired glass doors with glass screen. Furniture includes Duke box inspired chairs that play voice activated music, news and podcasts. Pet dragon is mandatory for dream studio’s built in the Maldon district.

For me, I don't imagine a big studio. I like working in the same room I sleep in, so I'd have the desk next to me with a shelf for pens and pencils and a wall of bookshelves. The room next door would be my dedicated painting room. Most of all, I imagine my studio overlooking the sea, since I find that peaceful

This is my studio, the place where I go to create my art. It is a two-story, Viking-style longhouse nestled in a forest, surrounded by nature. To find the right amount of Zen, I added a pond to my backyard; if I’m carrying too much energy, I have a lifting rack for cleans and jerks. The space also features a terrace and a jacuzzi for relaxing or socializing. For cozy evenings, there is a large sofa in front of a big screen. When it’s time for creative work, I head upstairs to my workspace, which holds an easel with a canvas and my digital painting tablet. A large window lets in plenty of natural light and allows my thoughts to wander. As an engineer from Germany, I keep a fitting car in the garage to match. And i have a Craftbeer brewery hidden in the basement ;).

Finally got around to designing my own dream studio. Took me awhile to get to it due to school resuming and all but finally got down to it. This was a highly fun one. As a learning historian that loves things like Vicctorian houses alongside ancient civilization contstruction like the myans. I tried to design my rooms and building on how I would imagine what meshing my love of these two subjects would look like together. This is a rough draft per say mind ya. I though i'd make the base victorian while the roof shape Mayan inspired constructed best I possibly could. I even decided to add my best a fun little obelisk structure nearby on the front porch section. So I decided I wanted something simple inside a living room, bedroom and hobby room as well. hobby room is where I would do most of my hobbies, art, programming, etc. whatever tickles my fancy if ya will. I'll try and drawup a updated version down the road hopefully before due date arrives I'm hoping. But I sure hope ya'll enjoy this concept. But yah this is my dream studio i'd love to hopefully create and live in someday. Thanks for this fun assignemtn Marshall. Started on this during winter break with narrowing down my inspiration themes i'd love. then in feburary slowly working on the room concepts then finally march the final draft. Very happy with hos this turned out though.

Hi Marshall! Thank you for this fun assignment. I chose to spend most of your funds on shrink ray technology! My idea is to own a studio that can fit in my pocket, which has the ability to resize both itself and it's owner. I want to be able to drive/swim/fly away whenever I want, and use my studio to explore everywhere from small nooks and crannies in underwater caves, to outer space if needed. I got the idea of making the whole studio as a mechanical bug, to blend in with nature, which is probably where I want to venture often. During the sketching phase it turned more into a home with a studio inside, with more rooms than I thought I would draw in the beginning. I'll see how that goes. The biggest challenge so far is proportions of all the rooms, and figuring out how all the elements will fit together. I just realized my portable studio has no engine thus far in planning, which I think I want to add. Another challenge is to my unrealistic idea somewhat believable. Looking forward to learning with you all!

Part 1 was fantastic, thank you, Marshall! For this project, I decided to create my dream studio first in isometric view (but I haven't used a grid, shame on me, most of the stuff was free-handed) so I can focus more on what I actually want to build. I was so overwhelmed by the options, I did a bunch of thumbnails and sketches. I can already feel that the various shapes will be hard to draw in different perspectives (as it was already hard in isometric), but I was pleasantly surprised how much better I got since I have started this course. Sure, there is still a lot to improve. Proportions are still hard for me, So the building would be in the Alps, surrounded by cows and bunnies, no neighbours in sight. A big wisteria is a must, and of course, I would grow my own vegetables. Thanks for the challenge, it was very fun! Can't wait for part 2! P.S. Staircases are still hard!

It took me a bit to make up my mind but it turns out I'm truly a city kid at heart. I was conflicted between a secluded art hermit home in the mountains or some kind of city loft and just decided to find a way to combine both. In the end I came up with a brownstone that's actually more of a greenhouse disguised as a brownstone from the street. That way it still has the convenience of city life but the zen of having a studio inside of a garden. I ended up focusing on the blueprint instead of interior sketches because I think that's just how my brain works... The space itself can be filled with anything but the structure is what it is, if that makes sense. I can imagine that the entire interior back wall is glass so no matter where you are in the house, it feels like you're outside but there's still something between the actual greenhouse area and the living space for insulation and stuff. The place definitely gets lots and lots of sunlight. Light is definitely the most important aspect for me, followed up by just a lot of open space. I also put a tree out front as an ode to the old wisteria on Stuyvesant Street, here in NYC. It's been there so long that it's basically part of the building. It's the prettiest brownstone in the city, in my opinion but I assume it also gives the people who live there a decent level of privacy, which I think is pretty cool. A big ol soaking tub is also a must. Very important haha. I'm very fond of onsen (thank you Japan) so the idea of having a big open air tub to sink into sometimes seems lovely. The hardest part was figuring out the stairs, especially because I wanted to include roof access, so in the end, I added a spiral staircase to the top floor. I think that's going to be pretty cool to draw. I'm imagining it almost looking like a sculptural element in the room. Can't wait to work on this and see everyone else's designs!

Alright, after months of procrastination is time to do this. Will I make it with less than a month left for the deadline? *Shrugs For the moment I decided to do more thumbnailing of the exterior before going for the interior. I had the idea of a pirate ship house that is sink into the ground like it is floating on sea. I google it and ask Grok about it, and it is within the budget $. Because I'll be damned before I ask ChatGPT. I took inspiration from the best ship designs that exist, from One Piece. There weren't better designs before Oda and there won't be better designs after Oda. And I wasn't doing nothing in the last few months, so I tried to apply some of the shape lessons from Stan's basics course. It's the most obvious with the gorilla. Not sure if I'll stick with the gorilla design or try other animals. Or if I will try some other themed for the studio or stick with a pirate ship. But I'll try to decide on a design this week so I can spent the remaining 3 weeks working on a presentable draft. Any suggestions or advice?

For my 200 million dollar studio I envisioned a grand structure flooded with light from large windows; I came up with a pretty straightforward symmetrical dome with four arched entrances, eight arched windows and a winding staircase to a lower level. The upper studio has a drawing board that is lit from above, which would be for drawing and painting. It is surrounded by two large curved cupboards which could contain a variety of materials etc. The lower sculpture studio is reached by walking down a spiral staircase. This would be below ground and is lit by the glass sides of the building. In terms of styling I was inspired by art deco, but I’m not sure what style I have ended up with… Guardian angels stand watch at each entrance and lions guard the bottom of each set of steps. The whole building is surrounded by a circular road and each set of stairs has its own avenue of trees. The kept the line work loose so as not to get too bogged down with accurate lines at the conceptual stage, its mostly ballpoint pen.